My earliest memory is of feeling different. My parents told me that I wasn't like other children.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The artist recalls an early awareness of being different from peers.
- In plain terms
- I knew I was different from a very young age.
- What can you take from it?
- Early feelings of difference shape identity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What did you sense about yourself as a child?
- How did your parents react to your uniqueness?
Another view
Memory can be subjective and change over time.
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